davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1887-09-07
4 HAZEL7ON HOWL.

The most bitter fight i'm the present
campaign promises TO be bewren the
candidates for the Office of commissions
er OF the LIST district. The farming
fraternity of that district are waxing
hot and demand as candidate for the
position some man friendly to their
interests, one who cannot be bought
10y the cliqueS.and rings that lnfest our
county seat. The time is not far dis
tant when the people of Barber county
will cry halt upon these deyilish
money sucking leeches, these highway
robbers, who in order TO enrich their
own pockets levy infamous taxes ON
the poor and unsuspecting farmer. No
act so low that they would not dare to
stoop To u II was the means of putting
dollar into their pockets"
The above is from the Iazelton
Tribune, edited 10y man who has only
been there two or three weeks, and
who apparently knows no more about
the affairs of this county than he
knows about the civil government of
Central Africa. Like every demagogue
anxious for popular support, he takes
occasion 10 abuse officials elected by
the people when he has no reason for
his course. How the county commits
sioners can refuse to levy taxes required
by law, he cannot tell. How the com
missioners can"enrich their own peck.
cts by levying unlawful taxes he does
not know. The "poor and unsuspcct.
ihg farmer Of Barber county pays M
greater tax than the poor and unsus
pecting printer, or merchant, or me
chanic, and the Tribune knows this
Every honest man gives in all his prop
erty for taxation, and IL he does not
no can be prosecuted for perjury
When the taxes are levied, all men
IL they are honest, bear the same bur
den. 1t is the worst kind of balder
dash to continually harp about publi
officials being dishonest, extravagant
and careless of the peoples interests
Reasonable, thinking men have lon
since refused to be influenced by sue
chaff, and the people are becomin,
more reasonable every day. The dem
ocratic candidate for county commits
sioner is just as honest, just as compe
tent just as much interested i'm tn
prosperity of Barber county, and Jus
as anxious for low taxes as any caudi
date that can be named by the repub
licans or the Independents. And IN,
Tribune man should wait until b,
knows the candidates before he oppos
es any particular one.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1887-09-07
PUBLICATION NOTICE.

STATE OF KANSAS,
COUNTY OF BARRIER. So
In the District Court in and for Barber coun-
~, Kansas.
The Davidson Investment COMPANY.
corporation. plaintiff,
Frank Lafevre and Mary A. Lafevre,
defendants.
The State OF Kansas to the said defendants
Frank Lafevre and Mary A. Lafevre:
NAID defendants will take notice that they
~ have been sued in the abeve entitled action
upon bond for the sum OF Three Hundred
Dollars, with interest, executed by said defend
ants to }. y. Davidson, now owne by plaintiff,
and upon two promissory notes, for Fifteen
DOLLARS each, with interest, executed by said
defendants, to the Davidson Loan Company
and now owned by plaintiff, said bond and
notes being secured by mortgages upon the real
estate hereinafter described; and that said de-
PENDANTS must answer the petitiCn which has
been filed in said action, on or before the I'D
taken as true and Judgment for the sum of
Three Hundred and Thirty Dollars, with i'm
terest on Three Hundred and Fifteen Dollars,
at IL per cent. per annu N from June LIST, 1886,
and interest on Fifteen Dollars from June LIST,
1887, at IL per cent. per annum, will be entered
accordingly. And also Judgment OF foreclos-
bond and notes, will be entered. and an order
| of sale entered for the sale of the real estate
described in said mortgages, to-wit;
The southwest quarter OF section twenty COD
| OF township thirty-two (32) south, OF range
eleven ul, west of 9th p. m. Barber county,
| Said defendants will also take notice that I'm
the above entitled action the following descri-
bed real estate situate in Barber county state
OF Kansas, and owned by said defendant Mary
A. Lafcvre, to-wit: The west half of the south
east quarter OF section twenty C20), township
thirty-two (3g south, of range eleven I'D west
OF 9th %. m. has been attached, and IL they fail
TO appear In said action, Judgment will be rem
dered therein sustaining said attachment. and
an order OF sale will be entered for the sale OF
said attached property.
Dated August 9Th, 1887.
| Attest:
lSeal.l FRANK HOLMES,
Clerk of the District Court.
EDWARDS & NOBLE, Att'ys for Pl'tir.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1887-09-07

Prof. Dodge, the statistican of the
bureau Of agriculture, at Washington.
has supplied figures which place the
value of our leading farm products at
A,Cl4,600, 900 annually. According to
Prof. Dodge corn Is the crop OF chief
value, estimated at S627 600 600. Wheat
comes next, $40, 100000. Dairy prod
ucts come third, $50, OOO, COO. Hay
stands fourth, O,00O, 900. Then fol-
low beef, pork, cotton, poultry and so
on. 1t will be seen that cotton is far
from being liking, !" as it stands seventh
in the list; its value is not much more
than one-third that of Indian corn; it
is SID ,OOO, 900 below that of dairy prod
ucts, and only $4,000, 900 greater than
that Of poultry products. 1t is, howev-
er, the most important single article of
export.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1887-09-07
sHERIfFs sALr.

STATE OF KANSAS,
HARPER COUNTY. %
State of Kansas to the Sheriff OF Barber County
In the District Court of Harper county. state
of Kansas.
E. r. Southwick, plaintiff,
versus
il. ID. Southw!ck, ct nj, defendants.
RY VIRTUE of three executions, issued out
~ OF the District Court of Harper county.
KANSAS. dated August 18th, 1887. 10 me direct
cd In the above entitled cause, i, Charles ID.
nelson, sheriff of Barber county, will on
SATURDAY. OCTOBER 8, 1887,
at clock p. m. of SAID day, at the front door
3l the courthouse, in the city of Medicine
Louge, Barber county, state of Kansas, offer
Tor sale mt public auction, to the highest bid
Tor cash in hand, all the right, tito and in
gerest whatsoever Of the said defendants, III .
u sorthwick and Flora E Southwick, in and
10 the Following described lands and tene-
ments, to-wit:
The north half of the northeast Quarter of
secuon seventeen I'D. township thirty-two ,3s)
OF range ten (lO west, all in Barber county
kansas, levied upon as the property of tht,
above named defendants, and Appraised af
twelve hundred dollars Isl ,200O0)
Given under my hand this, 9TH day of Sen
TENDER, 1857.
CHAS. d. NELSON
Is Sheriff of Barber county, Kans.
by GEO. w. STEVENS, Deputy.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1887-09-07


Chief Clerk Walker of the general
land Office has issued an order to the
chiefs of divisions where applications
for land patents are examined, which,
it is said, will facilitate issuing of pat
ents in cases where no questions of ir-
regularity have been raised. These
cases are to be passed upon rs rapidly
as possible and where there is any de-
feet or omission, or where an amend
ment is required, the necessary steps
are to be taken forthwith to close the
cases. The filing away indefinitely of
suspended cases is expressly prohibited.
The clerks examining the cases are re-
quired simply to report the facts, and
they will be rated for efficiency on the
record thus made.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1887-09-07


The members of o. j. Crane post. G..
A. r., of Cleveland have adopted reso-
lutions which declare: That this post
looks with disapprobation and condem-
nation upon every and any demonstra-
ZION OF dlsrespect towards the legal ex-
ecutiye of the national government, the
same being subversive of the founda-
ton principles of the Grand Army of
the Republic. as set forth in the third
section of article XI; and furthermore,
we hope and trust that the department,
Ill its convention at st. Louis, will take
such action as will demonstrate that
the Grand Army of the Republic is not
an organization for political purposes
or through which to manifest malice,
hatred or ill-will.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1887-09-07

Some of the old soldier letters to the
New York Tribune III favor of a pen
sion service to every man who served,
even for month, in the Union army,
are curious specimens of logic. One of
them says: IF you should serape tie
state of Kansas with fine tooth comb
you would find only a few Union veter-
ans capable of hard manual labor, and
the majority OF those who are pension
ed for wounds will tell you they are
more disabled by their army life than
by their wounds. Give us then a SER
vice pension Of SO month"; And yet
the same gallant little further on
says: The veterans of the war stand
in the front rank trying to do their full
share of the worlds work to-day, and
they are in their places on the farm, in
workshop, schOol-room, bar, pulpit and
legislative halls" 1t does not seem to
occur to the exuberant defender of his
country that a body of men who are in
the front rank of the vocations of life
cannot be the broken down, disabled
and needy creatures he represents
them.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1887-09-07
Let Him Go.


Wichita Growler: 1.-The exodus from
the drouth-stricken west has commenc-
ed in dead earnest. The other day n
dilapidated wagon train passed through
Burlington, Iowa, headed east, and
bearing OIL the leading vehicle a pla-
card with the inscription:
Farewell to Kansas and Nebraska,
We bid you both adieu.
We may emigrate to h some day,
But never back to you.
Peoria Call.
That same fellow passed through
here about two months since, headed
west with twelve children, six yellow
dogs and a covered wagon. lie home
steaded good farms for all the children
and now returns home cursing the
country, because the people are com.
ing in so fast that he could not find
room for his dogs.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1887-09-07
PUBLICATION Notice


STATE OF KANSAS
BARBER COUNTY. So
In the District Court of said county.
Eliza Lease. Plaintiff,
versus
Robert A. Lease, Defendant.
THE above named defendant Robert A. Lease
L will take notice that on the oath Guy of
August, 1887, the above named plaintiff Eliza
Lease flied petition against you i'm the District
Court OF Barber county, Kansas, the object
and prayer of which is to obtain divorce from
you on the grounds ID that you have wlllful!y
abandoned plaintiff for more than one wear
last past; t2l that you have willfully and gross
ly neglected your duties as q husband and az
OF extreme cruelty to plaintiff without just OF
reasonable cause.
You are REQUIRED to answer said petition, on
or before the 9Th day of October 1887 of
the averments and allegations in said petition
Will be taken as true, and Judgment will be
rendered I'm accordance herewith.
Dated this 24th day of August, 1887.
FRANK HOLMES,
Clerk of District Court of Barber county. Kan
CUNNINGHAM BROS, Attorneys for Pitt. Il
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1887-09-07

Our exchanges are handing this puz-
ale around: "a freight train one mile
In length stopped at n station. with the
eaboose just opposite the depot. The
conductor got orders TO move his train
TO the next station, which was just Eve
miles distant. lie gave the engineer
tle signal to move, which ne did, while
the conductor walked over the train to
the engine, and got there just as the
locomotive reached the station, where
he got on. The question Is, how far
did be walk, or how far did he ridegr
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1887-09-07

Boston Herald: ut appears evident
that certain politicians are doing all in
their power to get the G. A. r. into
politics. If they are not successful in
this end by the time of the next presi-
dental election it will not be for lack
OF effort. Under these circumstances
there will probably be two associations
of the kind, both political in character.
How much the cause which the soldiers
had at heart when they instituted the
&. A. r: will be benefited by this state
Ut things may be easily appreciated.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1887-09-07
PUBLICATION NOTICE.

STATE OF KANSAS,
COUNTY OF BARBER.
In the District Court of Barber county, state
of Kansas.
". a. Hoyt. plaintiff,
versus
\. J. Brown, defendant.
no the said a. j. Brown: You are hereby
1 notified that you have been sued in tho
above named court IN a civil action, and thar
an attachment has been issued in said cause
and the following described property has heeII
attached. to-wit; Lot number SIX 3d. block
number sixteen u6l. in Henton's addition 10
the town OF Sharon: also the northwest GUAR
ter OF section thirty-one t3lJ, township thirty
TWO tS3), range ten no.; taken as the property
II seid defendant, A. j. Brown; and unless Won
answer the petition filedin said court by the
plaintiff, ON or before the 18th day of October,
1887, the same will be taken as true, and the
prayer therein will be granted.
FRANK HOLMES,
IA Clerk of the District Con,+
W. 5. DENTON, Attorney for Plaintiff.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1887-09-07
sHERIFFs SALE.

STATE OF KANSAS,
BARBER COUNTY. ss'
In the District Court OF Barber County, State
of Kansas,
Della Greno, plaintiff,
versus
Theodore ID. Greno, defendant.
pY virtue of an alias order of sale, to me al.
, rected, issued out of the Distr ct e, urt of
BARBER county. Kansas, in tho above entitled
action, l, Charles ID. Nelson. sheriff OF said
county, will, on
SATURDAY. SEPTEMBER cath,
A. D., 1887, at 3 o'clock, D. m of said day at
the front door OF the courthouse, in the CITY of
Medicine Lodge, Barber county, rtatc OF Kan
sas, oherfor sale, at public auction, to the
highest bidder, for cash in hand, the following
described real estate, tO-wit:
The northwest quarter OF section seventeen
%, township thirty-four IA, range fourteen
IA, levied upon as the property of the said de-
fendant, Theodore ID. Greno, and appraised at
Four Hundred and Eighty-Four Dollars tS4S4),
and taken to satisfy a Judgment of said plain.
iii against said defendant for the sum of Ono
Thousand One Hundred and Forty-Two Dol
lars al ,l42l; and the further sum Of Forty-Six
Dollars and Five Cents t$i5.05j, MS costs of suit
together with the costs Of this sale.
Given under my hand this. sd day of Au-
gust, 1887.
CHARLES d. NELSON,
x ~ IlAN
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1887-09-07

All reports from the eastern trad
centers.shOw unusually good business,
and liveller demand for goods than at
any time fOr many years. This, too,
under ademocraiie administration, that
was warranted to bankrupt the nation
In ninety days. aud Ia spite Of Blaine's
prediction that a financial panic would
be required 70 defeat Cleveland.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1887-09-07

Secretary Lamar, some months ago,
had letter from an old lady in Ireland,
asking II he knew where her son was.
The kind'hcarted secretary set an in
qulry on foot, and found that the son
had killed n man, and had been hanged
for II In one Of the territories. The sec
Rotary hardly knows how TO write to the
odd mother.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1887-09-07

Ihere are some people who are too
mean to pay their honest debts. They
are always suspicious Of the motives of
Others. They cannot see how a man
can have an honorable motive above
his own pocSetbook. Such fellows are
dcnouncing Cleveland. They make no
converts. but disgust those to whom
they talk.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1887-09-07

The government redeemed s.4o2. 100
trade dollars mp to last Saturday. The
eau Is now closed and holders of the
coin can now only get its intrinsic VAL
We as coin If the government issued
this coin and received 100 cents for II.
in The name Of all that is fair and hon
est, how can it refuse to redeem the
trade dollar at its face value?
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1887-09-07
CHARLES d. NELSON,
IL Sheriff OF Barber county, Kansas
Land Office at Laned, Kans., Aug. 81, 1887.

Notice is hereby given that the following
named settler has filed notice of his in entiOn
to make final proof in support of his claim,
and that said proof will bc made before the
clerk of the district court of Barber county,
Kansas, AT Medicine Lodge, Kansas, on DC
tobcr -. 1887, viz: Carrie Williams O. ID. s. No.
1881. FOR the w ne "a, Sc he and he !.
Sc sec 10. twp 81 south. range - west.
He names the following witnesses to prove
his continuous residence upon and cultiya-
ton OF said land, VIZ:
Charles Hobson, Ethel Parsley, Charles Chap
King, all of Lake City, Barber county, Kans.
IL 20 w. X. BRowNLEE, Register.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1887-09-07
Land ONCE at Larne Kans.. Aug. 81 1887.

Notice Is hereby given that tho following
named settler has filed notice of bis intention
aud that said proof will be made before the
clerk of the district court of Barber county.
Kansas. at Medicine Lodge, Kansas, on De-
No. 1852. for the lot 3, and Z. new q sec 2,
twp "a, range IL.
he names the following witnesses to prove
his continuous residence upon aud cultivation
of said land, viz.
w w Chambers, Nick Lorenscn, W r Dean.
Frank Dean, A Seward. Vincr, Abe Silk lar.
all Of Sexton postofficc, Barber county, Rams.
10 20 w. Il. BROWNLEE. KeRister.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1887-09-07

The network of evidence is gradually
closing around the Armourdale train
wreckers. And yet, no matter how
many lives they destroyed, nor how
much property they injured, nor how
willful and malicious their acts, they
cannot be legally hanged. No wonder
the people are so often aroused and feel
compelled to take the law into their
own hands. The courts are too slow
and uncertain.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1887-09-07

Some OF the strongest and most prom
inent e.. y. II. posts in New York have
endorsed the veto of the dependent pen
sion bill, and have repudiated the great
paralyzing blatherskite Fairchild. Let
the discussion continue. Tie hotter il
gets the better.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1887-09-07

Attorney General Bradford has COIN
menced proceedings in the supreme
court against the prosecuting attorney
at Sedgwick county, and justice of
the peace at Wichita. Fifty-seven cases
are charged to them of permitting the
sale OF whisky for S3i per month.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1887-09-07

The Iowa democratic state conven.
ton nominated Major T. j. Anderson
for governor, j. NJ. Elder for lieuten.
ant governor, Charles S. Fogg for judge
OF the supreme court, and III. w. Saw.
yer for superintendent of public instruc.
ton.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1887-09-07

Last week, at Anthony, T. NJ. Finley,
deputy county clerk, was arrested by a
constable and marshal from Harper for
refusing to make a certified copy Of the
tax rolls OF the county for the use of
Harper In the county-seat contest. He
Is out on bail. The arrest has caused
considerable excitement. and n very
bitter feeling between the two towns.
There Is certain TO be bloOd-sled over
that county-seat contest vet.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1887-09-07

The Iowa democratic platform con-
taius plank in opposition To prohibi-
ton, and In favor of high license and
local option. Iowa Will be a democratic
state soon, " prohibition Is not aban-
dOned by the republicans.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1887-09-07

The Baltimore and ONO railroad and
NIL Its rights and franchises have been
sold To an English and American syn
dictate. Gould Is certainly in the ring,
as the first move is to water the stock
$40. OOO. 900.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1887-09-07

Notice ia hereby given that the following
named settler has filed notice of his intention
70 make final proof in support of his clnim,
aDd that said proof will be made tefore tho
at Medicine lodge, Kansas, on December 1,
1857, viz: Isaac johnson, o. ID. s. No. l3g2O foI.
the n II s-w sec &, twp 32 south. OF range 10
west.
He names the following witnesses to prove
his continuous residence upon and cuitiva-
ton of said lard, viz:
Jas Cole, Robert II Frederick, of Sun City;
4 Mott, Elias Brookhart of Deerhead.
Is 20 w. Il. RROMNIEE. ReRisfer
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1887-09-07
Land Office at Larned. Kans. Aug. 8. 1887.

Notice is hereby given that the following
named settler has filed notice of her intention
to make final proof In support Of her pro-
emption claim, and that said proof will be made
before the Register or Receiver u. &. Land
Office. at Larned, Kansas, on November Q. 1887,
viz: Samantha Conley. D. ID. s. No. 1900, for
the W u NV sec -. ne n e sec 20, and Sc
sc tsec 10 twp 81 south. of range Is west.
She names the following witnesses to prove
her continuous residence upon and cultivation
of said land. viz:
james SncrIey, James Dyer, Peter Hanson,
Il Mott, all of Dcerhead, Kansas.
IA 10 w. X. BROwKLzE, Register.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1887-09-07

Gen. Simon Bolivar Buckner was in
augurated governor of Kentucky last
week. His first official act was to Az
point to Office two old Union soldiers,
one secretary Of state. and one adjutant
general. Is the war oyerY
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1887-09-07

Twelve cents word from New York
to England, Ireland, and France, and
Is cents to Germany, are the rates to
be charged hereafter by the CONNER.
cial Cable company.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1887-09-07

The Wichita Eagle states that all the
farmers IN Sedgwick county who sent
north and northwest for their seed corn
have big crops this year. This is hint
worth taking.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1887-09-07

Harper claims to have discovered an
artesian well in the bottom of its wa
ter works basin that will furnish that
city with all the water it needs. The
standpipe is nearly completed.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1887-09-07

A balloonist named Randall Blakes-
lee made an ascension at the fair in
Mercer county, Missouri, holding to a
trapeZe. When FIVE hundred feet from
the ground he fell and was killed.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1887-09-07

The time tor the redemption of trade
dollars expired september /. About
half of the issue was redeemed. We are
OF the opinion they ought never have
been made.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1887-09-07

DR.. McGlynn says that poverty is a
disease and to this the New York
Tribune pithily replies: Perhaps, but
II the patient treat it with hypodermic
injections of honesty and steady appli-
cations of industry, it can be over
GOMEZ
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1887-09-07
Land once at Larned, Kans. Aug. "a, 1857.

Notice Is hereby given that the following
named settler has fled notice of his intention
to make hnal proof in support of his claim.
and that said proof will be made before tho
clerk of the district court of Barber county.
Kansas. at Medicine Lodge, Kansas, on No
vember - 1887. viz: Jacob Large. o. ID. &. No.
1851, for the ne y, u NV y sec .. twp
81, range ID west.
his continuous residence upon and cultivation
of said land, viz:
Daniel Fircstone, Isaac Root, Of Mingona.
Barber county, Kansas; William Vincent,
James Clovis, of Elm Mills, Barber CO., Ksns.
1419 w. X. BRowNLEE, Register.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1887-09-07

A newspaper publisher need not dis
continue sending his paper to a SUBJ
scriber until all arrearages are paid, 10
matter if the subscriber refuses to take
it out of the Office.